title: Primary unilateral fibroleiomyoma of the ovary in a pregnant mare: a case report.
abstract: Fibroleiomyomas of the ovary are rare. This smooth muscle tumour may develop and increase in size during pregnancy. Diagnosis is based on histological and immunohistochemical analyses. Histologically, the ovarian fibroleiomyoma consists of non-invasive bundles of smooth muscle cells that synthesize collagen-like extracellular matrix. This case report describes an ovarian fibroleiomyoma in a pregnant multiparous broodmare with a history of intermittent signs of colic.
authors.affiliation: Equine Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany. carstanjen.bianca@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carstanjen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schönert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heblinski
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000662:veterinary*